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Chris Frame travels to Broome International Airport in northwestern Australia and discovers a very busy facility supporting a host of different operations, from holiday and business travel through to the important work provided by The Royal Flying Doctor Service
Waiting on the apron at Qantas’ domestic terminal at Perth Airport is Airbus A320-200, VH-VQU (c/n 2455) River Red Gum, resplendent in its newly applied QantasLink livery. Having just arrived from the Western Australian outback town of Newman, the aircraft is quickly turned around and is soon ready for its next service; the 1,367-mile (2,200km) journey north to Broome, the largest city in the Kimberley region.
The flight today is almost full, with many holidaymakers heading north for the summer break. Broome has benefitted from a noticeable reduction in ticket prices in recent months, meaning more Western Australians are choosing to holiday locally.
passengers in 2018.
Flight QF2658 pushes back on time and taxis out to Runway 21 – without any delay, the aircraft’s IAE V2527-A5 engines spool up to full power and soon the jet is airborne, heading towards its destination. As the A320 tracks northwards, the landscape gra…
